Hume
ACT 2620 · Unincorporated ACT
395 (2021) → 395 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Hume is a suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2620, about 12km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Hume are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 32/100, and is about 98km inland. Hume has an overall score of 38/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.53%), Fiji (1.52%), Iraq (1.01%), USA (0.76%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
This suburb is a major commercial or transport hub. Total crime figures include incidents involving visitors and workers, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: ACT Policing (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1074 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Jerrabomberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1074
- Jerrabomberra Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1104
- Gilmore Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 991
- Fadden Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1072
- Holy Family Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1073
- Caroline Chisholm SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 999
- Farrer Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1113
- Caroline Chisholm School - Junior CampusPrimary · Government · 5.4km
- Karabar High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 999
- Narrabundah CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1125
- Tirriwirri SchoolCombined · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 991
- Red Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1134
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Hume
How far is Hume from Canberra CBD?
Hume is about 12.1 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 48 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Hume?
Hume has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Hume?
Hume has a transport score of 32/100 and 4 bus stops.